Drug Abuse: Lagos building one of Africa’s largest rehab centre (Tribune) Lagos State government, on Monday, said it is currently building a rehabilitation centre, considered to be one of the largest in Africa, to address issues of increasing victims of…
*1 feared dead as vehicles crash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian)*Tribunal orders Multichoice to pay FG N900b tax backlog (Punch)
1 feared dead as vehicles clash on Third Mainland Bridge (Guardian) One person is feared dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State on Wednesday. An eyewitness said the victim…
US CDC recommends some vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors
Just two months after lifting the COVID-19 mask mandate, the CDC is now recommending that some vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors in areas with high or substantial transmission of COVID-19. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the announcement…
Netflix releases new “King of Boys: The Return of the King” teaser
Netflix has released a teaser for the upcoming seven-part series for King of Boys: The Return of the King. In the teaser, Eniola Salami (Sola Sobowale) is ambushed by the media when she returns from a five-year exile. But, to…
*Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust)*3 Lagos LG traffic officers arrested for extorting motorists (Punch)
Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust) A customs officer has been shot dead by a soldier at Seme border in Lagos State. A witness told Daily Trust that the incident happened on Wednesday night. The witness,…
Chadwick Boseman up for posthumous Oscars…see full list
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees for the 2021 Oscars on Monday after an unprecedented year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But it was unprecedented for another reason, too: This year’s showing includes a record number…
*Lagos court fines 172 arrested at Cubana nightclub N6.8m (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu commissions refurbished Ajeromi council secretariat (Vanguard)
Lagos court fines 172 arrested at Cubana nightclub N6.8m (Punch) A mobile court sitting at the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit in Oshodi has convicted 172 persons arrested by the state police command for…
“Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe sued over ‘inhumane treatment’ of animals
Jeff Lowe, who appeared in Tiger King and took over the zoo featured in the Netflix hit, has been accused by the US government of cruelty to animals there. The Department of Justice has sued Mr Lowe and his wife…
Zoe Saldana, Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Garner team up for Netflix’s “The Adam Project”
Zoe Saldana has signed up to star opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jennifer Garner in Netflix’s upcoming movie The Adam Project. The film will see Ryan star as a pilot who uses ‘rudimentary time-travel technology to reunite with a younger version…
Falz rises from grass to grace in “Quam’s Money”
Following the announcement of its partnership with Netflix, Inkblot Productions is set to release its next feature film titled, ‘Quam’s Money’. The action comedy, which is a co-production by Inkblot, FilmOne Entertainment and House 21, follows the exploits of security-guard-turned-multimillionaire,…